Top left, my friend Vladimir on the ramparts of Ljubljana Castle which stands on Castle Hill above downtown Ljubljana, on the first evening of my visit to Slovenia. It is a key landmark of the town. Originally a medieval fortress, it was probably constructed in the 11th century and rebuilt in the 12th century.
Top right the view of the Julian Alps from Vlado’s house.
Two friends, Gillean and Irene, and I with our dogs, Maisie (mine) and Mitzi (Gillean’s) had a short holiday in Largs in July. I drove and we stayed at the Woodhouse Hotel in Largs. When we were there a son of Largs, Sam Torrance, a famous golfer came into the lounge and as you can…
On our third day we went to Castletown and the Southern 100 motorcycle race – a lesser race than the Isle of Man TT but nevertheless very exciting. At the time we were there was an accident (with no serious injuries) which meant the final lap was abandoned. As it was on a coach tour…
On my first day I drove to Queen’s View, which I had seen in autumn before. The weather was lovely as can be seen from the photo. Loch Tummel and beyond Loch Rannoch can be seen in the view. I drove along the northern shores of Loch Tummel and Loch Rannoch to Rannoch Station which…
I spent the first day of my holiday exploring Mundesley. One of my first journeys was a bus trip to nearby Cromer – my bus pass worked there but I had to pay £0.50 per journey or £1.00 for a day for my little Norfolk Terrier, Maisie. The image opposite is of Cromer Pier. While…
On my recent coach trip to Pitlochry my fellow passengers and I had a day out in Stirling. the last time I was there was in 1968 when my late Scottish wife and I were ‘courting’ and had a day out there. I could not remember much of it from then but spent most of…